Vienna, Austria elevation
The center of Vienna is about 563 ft (172 m) above sea level. Within 5 km the ground ranges from 506 to 800 ft.
Elevation at the city center
563ft
172 m above sea level
Terrain-tile elevation at 48.2083, 16.3725 (Wikidata city coordinates). Built from: Austria terrain data © offene Daten Österreichs – Digitales Geländemodell (DGM) Österreich; Europe terrain data produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers.
- Range within 5 km of the center (sampled)
- 506 to 800 ft
- 154 to 244 m · 137 points
- Source: Terrain Tiles
- Average of sampled points
- 604 ft (184 m)
- Source: Terrain Tiles
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made
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Elevation around Vienna
Within 5 km of the center, 137 sampled points run from 506 ft to 800 ft, with an average of 604 ft.
Method: Sampled: terrain-tile elevation at 137 points spaced 750 m apart within 5 km of the city center coordinates (no city boundary is used). The true highest and lowest points can lie between grid points.
Life at 563 ft
Standard-atmosphere estimates for central Vienna (563 ft). Weather moves the real values a little from day to day.
- Oxygen per breath
- 98 % of sea level
- Air is still 20.9% oxygen; there is just less air.
Sources: pressure from the U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA, NASA, USAF); boiling point from the Antoine equation for water (Lange's Handbook of Chemistry); canning thresholds from the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning. Not medical or food-safety advice; follow the tested USDA recipe for your altitude.
Vienna and nearby towns
- Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region648 ft
- Vienna563 ft
- Vienna metropolitan area563 ft
- Donaustadt520 ft
- Bratislava514 ft
- Bratislava metropolitan area487 ft
Landmark elevations
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna city center | 563 ft (172 m) | Terrain Tiles at the Wikidata coordinates |
| Highest sampled point within 5 km | 800 ft (244 m) · 2.7 mi from the center | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Lowest sampled point within 5 km | 506 ft (154 m) | Terrain Tiles grid sample |
| Nearest large or medium airport: Vienna International Airport (VIE) | 600 ft (183 m) · 11 mi away | OurAirports |
| Vienna-Bratislava metropolitan region | 648 ft (198 m) · 17 mi away · pop. 3,368,000 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Vienna metropolitan area | 563 ft (172 m) · 0.0 mi away · pop. 3,041,304 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Bratislava metropolitan area | 487 ft (148 m) · 34 mi away · pop. 723,714 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Bratislava | 514 ft (157 m) · 34 mi away · pop. 480,902 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
| Donaustadt | 520 ft (159 m) · 5.1 mi away · pop. 220,794 | Wikidata place; Terrain Tiles elevation |
Other capitals on this site
- Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1,768 ft, 316 mi away
- Tirana, Albania — 355 ft, 504 mi away
- Minsk, Belarus — 713 ft, 624 mi away
- Andorra la Vella, Andorra — 3,385 ft, 820 mi away
- Algiers, Algeria — 121 ft, 1,038 mi away
- All world capitals · Boiling point at 563 ft · Elevation from coordinates
Frequently asked questions
What is the elevation of Vienna?
The center of Vienna is about 563 ft (172 m) above sea level, from Terrain Tiles at the city coordinates. Within 5 km of the center the sampled ground ranges from 506 to 800 ft.
How high above sea level is Vienna in meters?
About 172 m at the city center. The sampled average within 5 km is 184 m.
What temperature does water boil at in Vienna?
At 563 ft, water boils at about 211.0 °F (99.4 °C) and standard air pressure is 29.32 inHg (993 hPa), so each breath holds about 98% of the oxygen it would at sea level.
How high is the airport serving Vienna?
Vienna International Airport (VIE), 11 mi from the center, is at 600 ft (183 m), per OurAirports.
Sources
- Terrain Tiles by Mapzen, hosted on AWS Open Data — city-center elevation and sampled range (data: Austria terrain data © offene Daten Österreichs – Digitales Geländemodell (DGM) Österreich; Europe terrain data produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers)
- Natural Earth 1:10m land polygons (coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling) — coastline used to leave sea points out of sampling
- Wikidata (elevation statements that cite a source; the cited source is listed with each value) — city coordinates, population and nearby places
- OurAirports open data — airport elevation
- U.S. Standard Atmosphere, 1976 (NOAA/NASA/USAF); water boiling point by the Antoine equation (Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry) — boiling point, air pressure and oxygen
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made